Taking an integrative approach, market-leading Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 10th edition, seamlessly matches curated content to the learning environment for which it was intended—from in-class group problem solving to online homework that utilizes targeted feedback and tutorials. More student friendly than ever, the text includes new context-rich exercises, Think-Pair-Share problems, MCAT-style passage problems and sound educational pedagogy. The unified art program and detailed worked examples compliment the concise language and meticulous instruction for which Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett Jr. are known.

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New Optimized Online Homework With contextual randomizations and answer-dependent student remediation for every problem, students don't need to leave WebAssign to get help when they're stuck—each problem has feedback that addresses the misconception a student made to reach the wrong answer. Every optimized problem features comprehensive written solutions, and many have supporting video solutions. As optimized problems are not in print, the content is protected from "solution providers" and will be augmented every year with updates to the targeted feedback based on actual student answers.

New Context-Rich Problems (ctx) Helping students make a personal connection, problems always talk in terms of "you" and have a real-world connection instead of discussing blocks on planes or balls on strings. Structured like a short story, they may not always explicitly identify the variable that needs to be evaluated. Context-rich problems may relate to the opening story line of the chapter, involve "expert witness" scenarios and allow students to go beyond mathematical manipulation by designing an argument based on mathematical results—or ask for decisions to be made in real situations.

New Think-Pair-Share Exercises (TPS) Ideal for group discussions and assignments, Think-Pair-Share problems and activities include a solution that is not as straightforward as for a single-concept problem. Some Think-Pair-Share problems require the group to discuss and make decision; others are made more challenging by the fact that some information is not and cannot be known. All chapters in the text have at least one Think-Pair-Share problem or activity; additional problems are available in WebAssign.

New Life Science Problems (bio) The online-only problems set for each chapter in WebAssign features two new life science problems that highlight the relevance of physics principles students taking the course who are majoring in one of the life sciences.

New MCAT-Style Passage Problems (PSG) Available in WebAssign, 30 added modules are modeled after the new MCAT exam's "passage problems." Each module starts with a text passage—often with accompanying photos/figures—followed by 5-6 multiple-choice questions. The passage and the questions are usually not confined to a single chapter. For example, a question on projectile motion may include questions about the work done to launch the projectile and also include the Doppler effect in asking about how the wavelength or frequency of the detected sound changes as the projectile moves.

New What If? Problem Extensions The online-only problems set for each chapter in WebAssign contains 6 new What If? extensions to existing problems. What If? extensions expand students' understanding of physics concepts beyond the simple act of arriving at a numerical result.

Objective and Conceptual Questions (OQ and CQ) Available in WebAssign, Objective Questions (multiple-choice, true/false, ranking) facilitate students' familiarity with the equations, the variables used, the concepts the variables represent and the relationships between the concepts. Conceptual Questions are more traditional short-answer and essay-type questions that require students to think conceptually about a physical situation.

Analysis Model Tutorials (AMT) These 165 tutorials strengthen students' problem-solving skills by guiding them step by step through the best process. Important first steps include making predictions and focusing their strategy on physics concepts before they start to solve the problem quantitatively. A critical component is the selection of an appropriate analysis model to describe what is going on in the problem. Feedback at the end encourages students to think about how the final answer matches their original predictions.

Integrated Tutorials with Case Studies (IT) Integrated Tutorials with case studies guide students through the steps in the book's problem-solving process, and include meaningful feedback at each step. The feedback addresses student preconceptions and helps them catch algebraic and other mathematical errors. Solutions are carried out symbolically as long as possible, with numerical values substituted at the end. This feature promotes conceptual understanding above memorization and helps students understand the effects of changing the values of each variable in the problem.

Prelecture Explorations (PLE) This popular online asset provides instructors with assignments covering a wider variety of topics. All the PreLecture Explorations are in HTML so that they can be accessed across a variety of platforms and devices, with additional parameters added to enhance investigation of a physical phenomenon. Students can make predictions, change the parameters and then observe the results. Every PreLecture Exploration comes with conceptual and analytical questions that guide students to a deeper understanding and help promote a robust physical intuition.

Personal Study Plan Maximizing success, the Personal Study Plan in WebAssign provides chapter and section assessments that show students what material they know and what areas require more work. For items that they answer incorrectly, students can click links to related study resources, such as videos, tutorials, or reading materials. Color-coded progress indicators let them see how well they are doing on different topics. Instructors can decide what chapters and sections to include—and whether to include the plan as part of the final grade or as a study guide with no scoring involved.

Fully Worked-Out Problem Solutions Hundreds of solutions are included in the online end-of-chapter problems. Solutions walk students through problem-solving strategies as they are applied to specific exercises.

Also available to adopters is an additional collection of over 2,200 questions that feature feedback and tutorials, organized to match the table of contents of Serway and Jewett Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 10th edition. This collection can be added from "Free Additional Content" when creating your WebAssign course at no additional cost.

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Questions Available within WebAssign

Most questions from this textbook are available in WebAssign. The online questions are identical to the textbook questions except for minor wording changes necessary for Web use. Whenever possible, variables, numbers, or words have been randomized so that each student receives a unique version of the question. This list is updated nightly.